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Window panel
- Place of origin:
Tunisia (made)
- Date:
1883 (made)
- Materials and Techniques:
carved stucco
- Museum number:
1279-1883
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Carved stucco panel. Deeply incised with an elaborate strapwork design. Geometric shapes, created by the interstices of the strapwork, are filled with arabesque, floral or star designs. The deep incisions are carved at a downwards angle.
Place of Origin
Tunisia (made)
Date
1883 (made)
Materials and Techniques
carved stucco
Dimensions
Weight: 32 kg in wood frame and with glazing, Height: 95.5 cm, Width: 61 cm, Depth: 5 cm
Descriptive line
Deeply carved stucco panel with geometric strapwork pattern.
Labels and date
Window. Perforated stucco, filled in with coloured glass, Tunisian. 1883. H. 2 ft. 10 in., W. 18.5 in. Bought (Amsterdam Exhibition, 1883), 2l. 1279-1883.
[probably the original 19th-century label, framed with the object] []
Production Note
Made for the Amsterdam Exhibition of 1883
Materials
Stucco
Categories
Africa
Collection
Ceramics Collection